Jude Bellingham. (Credit: Twitter)
Bellingham’s exploits have garnered not simply the eye of all followers, however greats alike too, as Arsenal legend Thierry Henry applauded the younger Englishman for his wondrous debut season to date.
Jude Bellingham is undeniably one of many greatest, if not the largest, superstars in European soccer at present. The stellar 20-yr-previous midfielder has taken over the largest of names in soccer historical past, Real Madrid, and has made the Bernabeu his playground.
With 16 objectives to date within the league, main the scoring charts as Real tops the desk as properly, Bellingham’s affect has been unprecedented. The midfielder moved to Madrid in a £115m transfer from Borussia Dortmund final yr and has starred since taking on Zinedine Zidane’s legendary No.5 shirt on the membership.
His exploits have garnered not simply the eye of all followers, however greats alike too, as Arsenal legend Thierry Henry applauded the younger Englishman for his wondrous debut season to date.
“This guy right now (Jude Bellingham)…yeah, take a bow. I’m not a Real Madrid guy, like we all know. But, I saw him play for England, his first game against San Marino, he wanted every single ball. Whenever I see him, he doesn’t shy away. He wants the ball,” mentioned Henry.
“This is why you have to give a lot of credit to managers. The system that Ancelotti put for him, 4-3-1-2, he answered the call. That’s going to be your team with Vinicius Junior.”
As probably the most acclaimed strikers of all time, Henry has had his fair proportion of expertise in world soccer, particularly throughout Europe. And it was with the information he possessed of the identical, that Henry went on the expound on the considerably tough nature of Spanish soccer as regards to the strain {that a} participant feels there, and went on to applaud Bellingham for not simply coping however thriving beneath the highlight.
“I had the opportunity to play in a lot of leagues. I played in France, I played in Italy, then I went to the US, and I played in Spain. Footballers have it easy in England. The pressure that you have to endure in Spain, this is what makes him even more special,” added Henry.
“You have a show every night about Real Madrid or Barcelona. Papers, 6 to 7 pages in Marca about Real Madrid. The pressure, the press, the expectation. And then you take the number five of Zinedine Zidane, and when you celebrate, you’re like this? (open wide arms in a gesture of grandeur) Oh, well done, mate.”
Up subsequent for Real Madrid is the 2nd leg of their spherical of 16 conflict in opposition to RB Leipzig within the UEFA Champions League, set to happen on March 6.
